After a two day trial my client was found not guilty of
domestic violence battery resulting in traumatic injury and not guilty of
falsely imprisoning his then girlfriend and now mother of their child.
The jury deliberated for three hours before returning a verdict. The victim testified at trial that she
exaggerated allegations she made against my client and that all he did was pull on her
purse to get her attention. The deputy
district attorney tried to suggest she was lying because she did not want the
now father of their infant child in trouble.
The prosecution called the responding officer who testified
to the victim’s original allegations and played recordings of her statement to
him. However, she was extremely calm and
deliberate when she spoke to the officer. I was able to
impeach the officer’s testimony in several areas, most significantly he claimed
my client made admissions that he NEVER made.
The decision to go to trial in this case was not an easy one
because the District Attorney made a very reasonable offer that involved no
jail and dismissal after 12 months. If
my client lost, he had exposure of two years in jail, fines, classes and loss
of gun rights. The jury made the right
decision.
